Satellite Technologies and Services: Implications for International Distance Education.

Stahmer, Anna

Media in Education and Development, v20 n3 p117-23 Sep 1987

This examination of international distance education and open university applications of communication satellites at the postsecondary level notes activities in less developed countries (LDCs); presents potential models for cooperation; and describes technical systems for distance education, emphasizing satellite technology and possible problems in meeting technological requirements in LDCs. (LRW)